Mark 11

The Cursed Fig Tree Mark 11:12–14

¹²Verse 12. The next day, when they had come out from Bethany, he was hungry. ¹³Verse 13. Seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came to see if perhaps he might find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. ¹⁴Verse 14. Jesus told it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” and his disciples heard it.

Cleansing the Temple Mark 11:15–19

¹⁵Verse 15. They came to Jerusalem, and Jesus entered into the temple, and began to throw out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and overthrew the money changers’ tables, and the seats of those who sold the doves. ¹⁶Verse 16. He would not allow anyone to carry a container through the temple. ¹⁷Verse 17. He taught, saying to them, “Isn’t it written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations?’ But you have made it a den of robbers!” ¹⁸Verse 18. The chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him. For they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.

¹⁹Verse 19. When evening came, he went out of the city.

Withered Fig Tree and Faith Mark 11:20–26

²⁰Verse 20. As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots. ²¹Verse 21. Peter, remembering, said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which you cursed has withered away.” ²²Verse 22. Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. ²³Verse 23. For most certainly I tell you, whoever may tell this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and doesn’t doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is happening; he shall have whatever he says. ²⁴Verse 24. Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.

²⁵Verse 25. Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions. ²⁶Verse 26. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your transgressions.”

Questioning Jesus’ Authority Mark 11:27–33

²⁷Verse 27. They came again to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders came to him, ²⁸Verse 28. and they began saying to him, “By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?” ²⁹Verse 29. Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. ³⁰Verse 30. The baptism of John—was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me.” ³¹Verse 31. They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we should say, ‘From heaven;’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

³²Verse 32. If we should say, ‘From men’”—they feared the people, for all held John to really be a prophet. ³³Verse 33. They answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Jesus said to them, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.”